Water-feed apparatus.



No. 636,68l. Patented Nov. 7, .1899.

J. MORRISON.

WATER FEED APPARATUS.

(Applicatioix filed July 19, 1899.)

(No Model.)

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JOHN MORRISON, or DUBUQUE, IOWA.

WATER-FEED APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 636,681, dated November7, 1899.

Application filed July 19, 1899. Serial No. 724,397. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN MORRISON, of Dubuque, in the county of Dubuqueand State of Iowa, have invented a new and Improved Water-FeedApparatus, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

This invention relates to a water-feed apparatus designed especially forwatering stock, the essentiality of the invention being a certain novelarrangement of the parts by which the water for the stock is kept heatedin readiness to be drunk at all times.

This specification is the disclosure of one form of my invention, whilethe claims define the actual scope thereof.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing, forming a part ofthis specification, in which the figure represents a vertical section ofthe invention.

As here shown, the water-feed apparatus has a main container orreservoir A, which is adapted to be heated by the means shown or by anyother, as desired, so that the water contained therein will be keptcontinually at the proper heated temperature. This container may beheated by any desired means, which I have not shown. Within thecontainer or reservoir A is situated a circulating-chamber B, which isattached to one of the vertical walls of the container A by three hollowstaybolts 0, D, and E. These stay-bolts O, D, and E also serve to attachto the exterior of the container A a delivery-receptacle ordrinking-trough F, which is open at its upper side. The stay-bolts alsoserve to place the chamber B and delivery-receptacle F in co mmunicationwith each other. The stay-bolt E is located in proximity to the bottomsof the chamber B and receptacle F, and the staybolt D is placed abovethe stay-bolt E, near the top of the chamber and receptacle, but belowor in the normal water-line thereof, while.

the stay-bolt O is located in close proximity with the top of thechamber B, above the hollow stay-bolt D. The chamber B has communicationwith the container A by an orifice at the upper portion thereof, suchorifice being commanded byan automatic float-valve G of any desiredconstruction, the float-valve being arranged so that water isautomatically admitted into the chamber B from the container A when thewater in the chamber B falls to a level at or immediately below thelevel shown in the drawing. The container A being heated, the heat istransmitted to the water in the chamber B, and this heated water is thuscaused to circulate from the chamber B to the receptacle F and back tothe chamber B, the hollow stay-bolt D serving to conduct the hot waterfrom the chamber B to the receptacle F and the hollow stay-bolt Eserving to conduct the cold water from the bottom of the receptacle F tothe bottom of the chamber B, the hollow stay-bolt 0 serving all the timeto maintain atmospheric pressure within the chamber B. When the water iswithdrawn from the receptacle or trough F, the level of the water in thechamber B is lowered, and when the water falls below the predeterminednormal level the valve G acts to replenish the supply of water in thechamber B. It will thus be seen that I continually maintain in thereceptacle or trough F an ample supply of warm water. This adapts theinvention particularly for use in stockwatering apparatus, it beingknown that the best results are obtained by furnishing the stock withwarm or hot water in the wintertime. This invention also serves toprevent the freezing of the water in the trough. The circulation which Ihave caused to be established between the chamber B and the receptacle Finsures the maintenance of the high temperature of the water in thereceptacle or trough even though no water be withdrawn from thereceptacle for a long time, the receptacle being meanwhile exposed tothe cold outer air.

Having thus described my invention, I

claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. A water-feedapparatus, having a primary container or reservoir adapted to be heated,a chamber situated within the container or reservoir and supplied withheated water therefrom, and a delivery-receptacle situated exteriorly ofthe container or reser* voir, the said chamber and thedelivery-receptacle having a circulating communication with each other.

2. A water-feed apparatus having a primary container or reservoiradapted to be heated, a chamber situated within the con tainer orreservoir, a valve commanding a and below thersaid predetermined waterelevation in the chamber, the'stay-bolts establishing communicationbetween the chamber and the delivery-receptacle to permit thecirculation of water between the two, and a third hollow stay-boltextending between the chamher and the delivery-receptacle above thewater-level to form a vent for the chamber.

JOHN MORRISON.

Witnesses:

ISAAC B. OWENS, F. W. HANAFORD.

